Stockholm is a beautiful city!Be an early bird and watch the ship enter the famous archipelago! Why not have breakfast at your balcony?
There is a lot of things to do in Stockholm:
Visit Vasa museum, and watch the old wooden war ship ... Read More

Stockholm is a beautiful city!Be an early bird and watch the ship enter the famous archipelago! Why not have breakfast at your balcony?
There is a lot of things to do in Stockholm:
Visit Vasa museum, and watch the old wooden war ship with its cannons that was collected from the bottom of the sea 30 year ago after a few hundred years.
For the family: Visit Skansen a zoological park, and Gröna Lund, a small amusement park.
Take a stroll in Old Town "Gamla Stan".
Go to the Ice bar and have a Absolute vodka shot in a glass made of pure ice.
Shop at NK and Biblioteksgatan for designer brands and Hötorget for bargains.
EATING:
In Sweden you can have a set meal for lunch for about 10-15 dollars which includes the meal of the dag = dagens rätt, a drink, salad, bread and butter and often also coffee. This deal is often available on most restaurants between 11.30-14.00. Why not try swedish meatballs? Read Less

Gorgeous city. Use public transport. Bus goes through port area and short ride to subway which is very efficient and easy to use.
When travelling from airport into Stockholm the Arland Express train is easy, fast and much cheaper than ... Read More

Gorgeous city. Use public transport. Bus goes through port area and short ride to subway which is very efficient and easy to use.
When travelling from airport into Stockholm the Arland Express train is easy, fast and much cheaper than a taxi. Read Less

What a beautiful place we could have spent a week there. It was certainly our favourite port. We saw the changing of the guard which was a great experience and the little cobbled streets were a dream to walk around.

What a beautiful place we could have spent a week there. It was certainly our favourite port. We saw the changing of the guard which was a great experience and the little cobbled streets were a dream to walk around. Read Less

My husband and I selected the excursions Princess offered, so in Stockholm we first went to see City Hall where Noble Prizes are awarded. The hall features mosic tile which covers the walls in very intricate designs. From there we ... Read More

My husband and I selected the excursions Princess offered, so in Stockholm we first went to see City Hall where Noble Prizes are awarded. The hall features mosic tile which covers the walls in very intricate designs. From there we traveled to see the Vasa Museum that we found to be very interesting. Three hundred years ago, the Sweeds built a very large ship and thought it would sail but it sank in 100' of water not to be discovered until 1950 when it was brought to the surface in wonderful condition. There was no place to put this ship, Stockholm constructed a special building to house and show off this prize. Read Less

Stockholm was a bit wet unfortunately, and if we hadn't booked to go to the Absolut Ice Bar, we wouldn't have got off the boat. We had to tender off the boat, mainly as Queen Vic was in our slot, and we'd arrived late. ... Read More

Stockholm was a bit wet unfortunately, and if we hadn't booked to go to the Absolut Ice Bar, we wouldn't have got off the boat. We had to tender off the boat, mainly as Queen Vic was in our slot, and we'd arrived late. Big plus point of Stockholm, the absolutely awesome archipelago, offering great views. On the way out, get up to the Metropolis bar on deck 18!Rated 4 for the archipelago only, couldn't comment properly on the city as it was too wet to appreciate. Read Less

Excellent city - shame it rained all day which menat we concentrated on indoor activities - a covered boat ride and visiting the royal palace and cathedral. The use of tenders worked well as we arrived directly in the core of the city.
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Excellent city - shame it rained all day which menat we concentrated on indoor activities - a covered boat ride and visiting the royal palace and cathedral. The use of tenders worked well as we arrived directly in the core of the city.
There would have been plenty else to have seen. Beautiful city and the views as you sail away are great. Read Less

Too far out to really walk - had to wait in line for ages to get on shuttles in the rain....uggNot too much to see here went to Ice bar and tried to enjoy oursellfs but rain prevented it a bitThe lack of town enjoyment was forgotten when ... Read More

Too far out to really walk - had to wait in line for ages to get on shuttles in the rain....uggNot too much to see here went to Ice bar and tried to enjoy oursellfs but rain prevented it a bitThe lack of town enjoyment was forgotten when we sailed out hours along glorious scenery Read Less

Due to poor weather the ship could not dock at Stockholm but went to town Nynashamn, about 40 miles away and were tendered. Could have taken 2 trains to Stockholm. Do not think they told Nynashamn we were coming as virtually everything ... Read More

Due to poor weather the ship could not dock at Stockholm but went to town Nynashamn, about 40 miles away and were tendered. Could have taken 2 trains to Stockholm. Do not think they told Nynashamn we were coming as virtually everything closed. Coat now in use. Read Less

Would recommend The Vasa Museum wonderful 17th ship, sunk on its maiden voyage, but has been rescued & now on display with all the items that were found with it.( has it own web-site)Stockholm itself was very green pretty & ... Read More

Would recommend The Vasa Museum wonderful 17th ship, sunk on its maiden voyage, but has been rescued & now on display with all the items that were found with it.( has it own web-site)Stockholm itself was very green pretty & clean.This was the only place that when you paid in Euro's they gave you the change back in local konia'sThis was the most enjoyable exit of any of the ports past all the small Islands with trees & houses ,for at least 3 hours Read Less

Very friendly people. The blue room and city hall were amazing. Absolutely worth a tour. Tours were at 10, 12, and 2. There was one room made of gold mosaic tile that was brilliant. The Swedish changing of the guards was great ... Read More

Very friendly people. The blue room and city hall were amazing. Absolutely worth a tour. Tours were at 10, 12, and 2. There was one room made of gold mosaic tile that was brilliant. The Swedish changing of the guards was great but very long. The Swedish guards are not stoic like the British ones. The armory room was great. I wish we saw the Vasa but never got the chance. Everyone who did loved it. Read Less

Took a Princess excursion which was very well done. Saw the Vasa, Armory Museum, and Gamla Stan. Tour leader was very entertaining. I would downgrade this only because the time in port was too limited. I would have liked to have had a full ... Read More

Took a Princess excursion which was very well done. Saw the Vasa, Armory Museum, and Gamla Stan. Tour leader was very entertaining. I would downgrade this only because the time in port was too limited. I would have liked to have had a full day. Read Less

This was our first port and we knew that it was going to be rushed because we were to be in port for 6 hours (scheduled). Now, being a first-timer, I quickly found out that we lose a half-hour so that the ship can leave on-time, and you ... Read More

This was our first port and we knew that it was going to be rushed because we were to be in port for 6 hours (scheduled). Now, being a first-timer, I quickly found out that we lose a half-hour so that the ship can leave on-time, and you also lose time at the beginning because they aren't ready on-time at any port.
Stockholm was beautiful city. Walking into town wasn't that long and you didn't buy much additional time taking the shuttles because you had to wait for the others to get on. It also drops you off in the center of town not giving you a great way to circle the town.
We started by walking to the Old Town. From there we walked to Town Hall and took a tour (required) of where the Nobel prizes are announced. We then walked around town and had lunch. After lunch, we thought we would go see the Vasa museum but that proved to be impossible. While we made it to the building, the line was incredible and we only had one hour before we had to get back.
For our first port, we were disappointed in the lack of time for this city because there was more to see. Ideally, another two to three hours would have made it perfect. Read Less

Stockholm had clear weather, caught the changing of the guard etc. Traffic was snarled because a key drawbridge was raised for a boat parade (we were able to avoid this). Town Hall is wonderful architecture - 5 of the 6 Nobel prizes ... Read More

Stockholm had clear weather, caught the changing of the guard etc. Traffic was snarled because a key drawbridge was raised for a boat parade (we were able to avoid this). Town Hall is wonderful architecture - 5 of the 6 Nobel prizes have their banquet here. The wait to climb the tower was too long for the brisk weather and the short shore time. Central Stockholm has several great views - it's a set of hilly islands. Didn't have enough time to visit the Vasa museum or the amusement park with its scray-looking roller coaster ride. The cruise through the archipelago is beautiful - reminds me of the Thousand Islands area just east of Lake Ontario (Canada-U.S. border) Read Less

Stockholm, Sweden, is of course a big city, we took a trip by boat from the ship into the city, and did a sight seeing trip, which was good. The next day we went on the Vasa museum trip, this is one not to be missed really interesting a ... Read More

Stockholm, Sweden, is of course a big city, we took a trip by boat from the ship into the city, and did a sight seeing trip, which was good. The next day we went on the Vasa museum trip, this is one not to be missed really interesting a great city, could go again. Read Less

Stockholm was a gorgeous port. We had far too short a day there though so we didn't get everything done we wanted to.
We took the hop-on hop-off boat which was great, although one was broken down the morning we got there so they were ... Read More

Stockholm was a gorgeous port. We had far too short a day there though so we didn't get everything done we wanted to.
We took the hop-on hop-off boat which was great, although one was broken down the morning we got there so they were a little slow. We hit the Gamla Stan first and adored the place, it was so pretty, although the castle really isn't that nice. We did a tour of the cathedral which was really interesting with it's St George and the Dragon statue.
From there we went to the Vasa and joined a tour there. Amazing museum, the kids loved it. They even loved the movie which talked through the restoration. The boat is so well restored and there is so many other artifacts there as well as recreations that you can spend quite a while there.
Then we hit Tivoli Grund and the kids barely had enough time for 3 rides before we had to race back to our boat. A lovely day (nice and warm too), but over too quickly.
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Took an NCL tour only to go to VASA museum. This was a wonderful museum and the ship is magnificent. We decided to get off the tour in the old city and walked around and walked back to ship. Lots of stores for shopping in old city and this ... Read More

Took an NCL tour only to go to VASA museum. This was a wonderful museum and the ship is magnificent. We decided to get off the tour in the old city and walked around and walked back to ship. Lots of stores for shopping in old city and this was such a nice day so we walked along the water and ate ice cream. Enjoyed and wish we could have stayed longer. We had to back on the ship by 3:30. Read Less

We did Old Stockholm (Gamla Stan) on our own. The ship has a shuttle (nice buses) running back and fourth every 15 minutes or so and they are very reasonably priced. You buy the tickets when you get on and can pay in US dollars. It's ... Read More

We did Old Stockholm (Gamla Stan) on our own. The ship has a shuttle (nice buses) running back and fourth every 15 minutes or so and they are very reasonably priced. You buy the tickets when you get on and can pay in US dollars. It's only a short ride away and once in Old Town it's very easy to walk around. We went to the Palace and saw The Changing Of The Guard at 12:15, and then walked the cobblestone streets visiting churches and shops. We had lunch outside, authenic swedish meatballs, at a small cafe The Gasgrand 4 (also the address). The food is excellent and the cafe privides a wonderful Swedish dining experience. Read Less